All-Ukrainian Children's Drawing Contest "Step to the Stars"

The A.M. Makarov National Center for Aerospace Education of Youth (NCAEY) announces the call for entries for the All-Ukrainian Children's Drawing Contest "Step to the Stars", which is held annually on the occasion of the World Day of Aviation and Astronautics.

The theme of the contest is "I want to go to space!", dedicated to the first private spacewalk in the history of cosmonautics. This event will take place in 2023!

The theme of the competition.

Entries must be on a space theme. The works may reflect real or fictional events, space phenomena, children's fantasies about interplanetary flights, extraterrestrial civilizations, unexplored planets, etc.

Applications for participation and entries are to be submitted to the organizing committee by April 12, 2023 at the following address: Makarov National Center for Aerospace Education of Youth, 26 Gagarin Ave. 32 or by mail: A.M. Makarov National Center for Aerospace Education of Youth, 26 Gagarin Ave. Dnipro 49005, Ukraine

Participants of the competition.

The competition is open to students of secondary schools and art studios.

The competition is held in the following age groups:
junior group - from 5 to 8 years old inclusive;
middle group - from 9 to 12 years old inclusive;
Senior group - from 13 to 16 years old inclusive.

Requirements for the contest entry.
Each participant submits no more than two works. The works must be performed independently by one author. Copies of illustrations and reproductions of famous artists are not considered. Drawings should be made on A-3 to A-1 size Watman paper, works can be made using any technique and framed. No folding or bending of the works is allowed.
Each entry must have a label with the following information
- title of the work;
- surname, name of the author;
- age of the participant;
- city, name of the organization (secondary school or art studio).
The work must be accompanied by an application for participation in the contest (Appendix 1).

Criteria for evaluating the drawing.

The jury is guided by the following criteria when evaluating the works of the competition:
- originality, imagery and completeness in the disclosure of the topic;
- creative approach to the work, developed artistic imagination;
- quality of workmanship and artistic value of the works.
The winners of the contest are awarded with diplomas, certificates and gifts from the A.M. Makarov NCAEY and the contest partners.
Please read the
Regulations on the children's drawing contest "Step to the Stars"